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Rest:
A body is said to be at rest if it does not change its position concerning its surroundings.
Motion:
A body is said to be in motion if it changes its position concerning its surroundings.
Scalars
Physical quantities which are described by their magnitude only are known as scalars.
Vectors:
Physical quantities which are described by their magnitude and direction are known as vectors.
Position:
Position means the location of a certain place or object from a reference point.
Speed
The distance traveled in any direction by a boy in unit time is called speed.
Uniform speed:
If the speed of a body does not change with time then its speed is uniform.
Average speed:
Average speed of a body is the ratio of the total distance covered to the total time taken
Velocity:
We define velocity as the rate of change of displacement or speed in a specific direction.
Average velocity:
The average velocity of a body is defined as the ratio of its net displacement to the total time.
Uniform velocity:
If a body covers equal displacements in equal intervals of time, however small the interval may be, then its velocity is said to be uniform.
Acceleration:
The rate of change of velocity of a body is called acceleration.
Uniform acceleration:
A body has uniform acceleration if it has equal chances in its velocity in equal intervals of time, however small the interval may be.
Graph:
The graph is a pictorial way of describing information as to how various quantities are related to each other.
Distance-time graph:
Distance-time graphs provide useful information about the motion of an object. The slope of the displacement-time graph gives the velocity of the body.
Speed - time graph:
Speed-time graph is also useful for studying motion along a straight line.
Velocity - time graph:
The distance traveled by a body can also be found from the area under the the Velocity-time graph if the motion is along a straight line.
Acceleration due to gravity:
When a boy is dropped freely he falls with an acceleration towards the earth. This acceleration is called acceleration due to gravity and is denoted by g. the numerical value of g is approximately 10 ms-2 near the surface of the Earth.